Christine M. Fitje

Christine M. Fitje, 42, of East Stroudsburg, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, Feb. 14, 2013, surrounded by her family, at her residence, while under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice.

Born July 6, 1970, in Flushing, Queens, N.Y., she was the daughter of Serge and Mary (Anastasia) Samsonoff of East Stroudsburg.

Christine graduated from St. Agnes High School, Flushing. She attended and graduated from Queens College, New York City, earning a bachelor's degree in speech therapy, and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz., where she earned her master's degree in speech pathology. Christine was employed as a speech pathologist with the Bangor Area School District, Bangor, until the birth of her twin girls, when she devoted herself to being a stay-at-home mom. Christine also loved to travel and greatly enjoyed spending her time with her family.

Surviving in addition to her parents is her loving husband of 14 years, Eric Fitje, and twin daughters, Astrid and Sasha Fitje, all at home in East Stroudsburg; sister Cynthia Norris and her husband, Keith, of North Easton, Mass.; father and mother-in-law Carl and Renee Fitje of Rossmoor, N.J.; sister in-law Danielle Fehling-Washineski and her husband, Walter, of Wantagh, N.Y.; and five nieces.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, Main Street, Stroudsburg, Father Thomas McLaughlin celebrant. Interment will follow in Stroudsburg Cemetery, Dreher Avenue, Stroudsburg.

A public visitation will held from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Compassionate Care Hospice, 237 E. Brown St., East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.